Archive for the ‘JSH’ Category
A Sentinel Watch interview with David Brown and Mark Sappenfield, Editor of the Christian Science Monitor.
Click here to listen.
At the moment, it would seem that the world is politically quite polarised. In the media more attention is paid to the things that divide us than to the things that unit us. Sentiments are felt strongly resulting in divisions even within families. With US election fresh in thought and the expectation of an election in Australia early this year, this discussion is very timely. David and Mark share ideas on how we as individuals can support a genuine sense of unity and peace.
An interview with Evan Mehlenbacher
Would you like to know how to pray in a way that really brings healing? Evan Mehlenbacher, has spent his life relying on prayer for himself and others—and that prayer has been consistently effective. Click here to listen, and explore some of the lessons Evan’s learned that have helped him.
Evan is a full-time Christian Science teacher and healer.
by BLANCHE HERSEY HOGUE – an article originally published in the December 1937 issue of the Christian Science Journal.
In this article Blanche describes how two Christian Scientists prayed during a devastating fire storm. She relates in detail the spiritual truths that she and her husband held to even when rescue seemed impossible. She describes how their prayers resulted in them and others being led to safety.
Click here to read, or listen to, the full article.
This article, by Suzanne Riedel, was first published in the December 16, 2024 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel
For ages, many have acknowledged that practicing peace and goodwill is fundamental to human life. A few examples of this come to mind, such as the 2023 Academy Award-winning short animated film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (based on a book by Charlie Mackesy). In the film, the mole asks the boy what he wants to be when he grows up. The boy’s immediate answer is “Kind.”
Human gravitation toward goodwill, or benevolence, is also explored in Charles Dickens’ iconic A Christmas Carol. In it, Ebenezer Scrooge’s hardened rejection of good is transformed as he eventually feels the true spirit of Christmas. In such tales, the takeaway is often that kindness and goodwill are innate to the human heart and prevail even when people’s opinions and beliefs are threatened. They are qualities that are basic to a peaceful, thriving society.
Click here to read (or listen) to the rest of this article where Suzanne proves that Love is not just a feeling but a divine force that heals both physical and relationship problems at Christmas time and always.
by Deborah Huebsch published in the September 16, 2024 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel.
Because everyone is God-created, it is possible to see that each individual is worthy of—and able to—love.
Burning, white-hot hatred. We know it when we see it—fueling wars, spawning deep political divisions. Most of us yearn to see hatred give way at least to tolerance—and certainly love would be the ideal. But how do we get there?
You might be thinking, “I don’t hate.” Or, “I don’t personally deal with hatred.” But as we take a closer look, we may recognize ways we do feel dislike, animosity, or even hostility. For example, are we neutral when it comes to politics? We might even find ourselves rationalizing these feelings because, after all, there seem to be reasons for them. …
Click here to continue reading, or to listen to, Deborah’s article. In it she describes how she managed to overcome a long-term hatred and how she now uses this understanding to help her bring a sense of peace to other areas of her life.
A Sentinel Watch interview with David Brown and Mark Sappenfield, Editor of the Christian Science Monitor.
Click here to listen.
At the moment, it would seem that the world is politically quite polarised. In the media more attention is paid to the things that divide us than to the things that unit us. Sentiments are felt strongly resulting in divisions even within families. With US election fresh in thought and the expectation of an election in Australia early this year, this discussion is very timely. David and Mark share ideas on how we as individuals can support a genuine sense of unity and peace.
by Judith Hedrick – published in the Christian Science Sentinel, October 30, 2024
Elections are times of choice. Yes, whenever an election is held, we decide on different issues and between political parties and their candidates. But we also make a deeper choice about what we believe is the power which governs.
What is the ultimate power governing me, my family and friends, my country, and even the world? Is it human personalities or is it God? Is it mortal mind or the divine Mind? Where do I put my faith?
Any polarization or conflict that arises in elections is the result of the belief that power belongs to people, who have both good and evil qualities, instead of to God. We get riled up because we are convinced that there are candidates whose political positions and activities will harm us. If personalities are able to rule, we do have reason to fear.
The Bible points us in a different direction, though: “Power belongeth unto God” (Psalms 62:11). Accepting that God, good, is all-powerful and governing human existence frees us from fear and distress. The Bible also says, “I am the Lord, and there is none else” (Isaiah 45:6). This shows us that the enemy is not a person. It is the false belief that there is a power, mind, or presence other than God. Click here to continue reading.
A Sentinel Watch interview with Deborah Huebsch.
.
Click here to listen.
Deborah shares how being a Christian Science practitioner has helped her understand God more clearly: as the only power—the power of good—in our lives.
In times of conflict and division these words from Love: the Best Response of All by Barsom Kashish published in the Christian Science Sentinel (May 19, 1986 issue) are a guide for our prayers and actions.
From the life of our Master, Christ Jesus, and from all Christian experience, we know that truly effective love has its source and gathers its power from divine Love—the Love that knows no opposite because it is the Love that is God. Living this Love in the face of obvious injustice isn’t easy. It requires wisdom, discernment, and even spiritual “toughness” at times. But the willingness to persist in loving brings into human experience a transforming factor that simply can’t be assimilated in the world’s terms.
The article quotes Mary Baker Eddy as saying: Each day I pray: God bless my enemies; make them Thy friends; give them to know the joy and the peace of love. (Miscellany 220: 21)
Fulful ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. (The Bible – Philippians 2: 2,3)
An article by Jenny Sawyer published in the January 27, 2020 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel.
The girl on my Instagram story was eating a special brand of crackers, and I was intrigued—not so much by the crackers, but by her toned physique and apparently charmed existence. On my next trip to the grocery store, I got a box of these crackers for myself. And when I ripped open the package to try them, I had to admit they were good … but they didn’t give me the girl’s “perfect” life.
Because really, on some level, that’s why I’d bought the crackers: I wanted to believe that following in that girl’s footsteps might get me just a little more of what she had—and what I didn’t. Of course, I knew rationally that eating the same food as some girl on social media wasn’t going to give me the life I was imagining. Yet … Click here to continue reading, or to listen to, this article.
Christian Science Canberra 